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'''Immigrant entrepreneurship''' refers to the founding or ownership of businesses by individuals who have immigrated to a country other than their country of birth. | '''Immigrant entrepreneurship''' refers to the founding or ownership of businesses by individuals who have immigrated to a country other than their country of birth. | ||
Immigrants start businesses at higher rates than native-born populations in many developed countries, this includes the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. In the US, the foreign-born share of business owners more than doubled between 1980 and 2010. | Immigrants start businesses at higher rates than native-born populations in many developed countries, this includes the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. In the US, the foreign-born share of business owners more than doubled between 1980 and 2010. <ref>Lofstrom, Magnus. | ||
[https://wol.iza.org/articles/immigrants-and-entrepreneurship/long | |||
"Immigrants and Entrepreneurship"]. ''IZA World of Labor''. 2019.</ref> | |||
Scholars have identified self-employment as a common pathway for labor market integration among immigrants, though research suggests this is more economically effective for high-skilled immigrants than low-skilled ones. | Scholars have identified self-employment as a common pathway for labor market integration among immigrants, though research suggests this is more economically effective for high-skilled immigrants than low-skilled ones. | ||
Many developed countries have introduced special visa programs to attract immigrant entrepreneurs, though the effectiveness of such programs remains an active area of research. | Many developed countries have introduced special visa programs to attract immigrant entrepreneurs, though the effectiveness of such programs remains an active area of research. | ||
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Template:User sandbox Immigrant entrepreneurship refers to the founding or ownership of businesses by individuals who have immigrated to a country other than their country of birth.
Immigrants start businesses at higher rates than native-born populations in many developed countries, this includes the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. In the US, the foreign-born share of business owners more than doubled between 1980 and 2010. [1]
Scholars have identified self-employment as a common pathway for labor market integration among immigrants, though research suggests this is more economically effective for high-skilled immigrants than low-skilled ones.
Many developed countries have introduced special visa programs to attract immigrant entrepreneurs, though the effectiveness of such programs remains an active area of research.
- ↑ Lofstrom, Magnus. [https://wol.iza.org/articles/immigrants-and-entrepreneurship/long "Immigrants and Entrepreneurship"]. IZA World of Labor. 2019.